Induction of transversion mutations in Escherichia coli by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine is SOS dependent.

AUTOR(ES)

Foster, P L

RESUMO

Escherichia coli alkA mutants, which are deficient for an inducible DNA glycosylase, 3-methyladenine-DNA glycosylase II, are sensitive to mutagenesis by low doses of the alkylating agent N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). As many as 90% of the alkA-dependent mutations induced by MNNG are also umuC+ dependent and thus are due to DNA lesions that are substrates for the mutagenic functions of the SOS response. A great number of these mutations are base substitutions at A . T sites, particularly A . T transversions. We discuss which DNA lesions may be responsible for these mutations. Our results show that the induction of 3-methyladenine-DNA glycosylase II, which occurs as part of the adaptive response to alkylating agents such as MNNG, significantly reduces the mutagenicity as well as the lethality of alkylation damage.

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